Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $3,792,311 (2023 tax year, total expenses from 990)
- Geographic Focus: Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties, South Carolina
- Application Method: Fixed deadlines (reviewed biannually)
- Total Assets: $39,447,004
Contact Details
- Website: https://foothillscommunityfoundation.org
- Email: grants@foothillscommunityfoundation.org
- Phone: (864) 222-9096
Funding Priorities
- Education
- Human services
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking
- One-time grants for pilot projects that can serve as models
- Projects that cannot be accomplished with existing sources of support
- Projects where Foundation support is vital or serves as a catalyst
- Programmes that promote volunteer involvement
- Organisations that can demonstrate sustainability when grant funding ends
- Collaborations with other non-profit organisations that eliminate duplication of services
- Grants likely to make a clear difference in quality of life for a substantial number of people
What They Don't Fund
- Grants directly to individuals (only to approved 501(c)(3) organisations)
Application Process & Timeline
Organisations may submit brief proposals electronically to grants@foothillscommunityfoundation.org or by post to P.O. Box 1228, Anderson SC 29622. There is no online application system. Grant requests are reviewed by Foundation staff and the Grants Review Committee twice each year, with recommendations forwarded to the full Board for consideration.
References
- Foothills Community Foundation - Grants
- Foothills Community Foundation website
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (990 Filing Data provided)
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